Status Updates From Filthy Animals

short story books like this are always risky. because they are often done so poorly, but brandon taylor is a fabulous storyteller

Is it bad that I thought the strongest story was the stand alone, Anne of Cleves? The interlinked ones are a pleasure to recognize— “oh you’re coming at it from this angle” — but ultimately the Lionel and Charles arc wasn’t very credible to me. I’m not sure what Charles sees in him other than pity.